Katō Kiyomasa, Japanese daimyō (born 1562)

Katō Kiyomasa

Japanese daimyō of the Azuchi–Momoyama and Edo periods (1562–1611)

Katō Kiyomasa was a Japanese daimyō of the Azuchi–Momoyama and Edo periods. His court title was Higo no Kami . His name as a child was Yashamaru, and first name was Toranosuke. He was one of Hideyoshi's Seven Spears of Shizugatake.